Books!...literature, reading, art, art history, writing, poetry, fashion, fashion history, cats, music, collage, design, museums, libraries, cemeteries and gravestones, architecture, antiques, abandoned houses, nature, Victoriana and just about everything Victorian, HELLO KITTY, abnormal psychology, philosophy, ancient civilizations, history, mummies, velvet, tulle, brocade, chiffon, prints, colors: reds, purple, blue, silver, gray, green and the lovely shade black, fairies, magic, vampires, psychedelia, vintage, 20th century esp. 1920's, 50's, 70's, Art Nouveau, Gothic, Art Deco, Baroque, old movie stars, glam, Gypsies, holistic health, green tea, world cultures, ethnic foods, hanging in cafes, Scrabble, the dark aesthethic and the dark world view...other stuff I cannot think of at this moment
Condensed: The Great Pretender. Dracula. Freddie Mercury, to thank him for his voice. Cecilia, at the Silhouette Saloon.You, if you're up for long walks in the cemetery. But don't get the wrong idea.
Top 5 fave songs of all time: 1) "Year of the Cat, ", Al Stewart, 2) "Suspicious Minds,", Elvis Presley, 3) "Butterfly,", Tori Amos, 4) "Under Pressure," Queen/ Bowie, 5) "One," U2...(random order except 1st 4): Tori Amos, Radiohead, NIN, U2, White Stripes, HIM, Elvis, Bjork, Dead Can Dance, Patti Smith, David Bowie, Sisters of Mercy, Lycia, the Beatles, Cat Power, Bauhaus, Depeche Mode, Interpol, Roy Orbison, Beck, Cradle of Filth, Portishead, Emperor, Johnny Cash, Goldfrapp, Jane's Addiction--etc., also indie/"alternative," new wave, gothic, jazz, funk, some death metal (must be melodic), old country/ bluegrass, electronica, opera, world music, late 60's/70's psychedelic, some oldies, classical, unclassifiable...tons more-- I feel like I'm missing alot
Donny Darko, Interview with the Vampire, A Beautiful Mind, I Shot Andy Warhol, Edward Scissorhands, Suspriria (for the sets), Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?, Nosferatu, American Beauty, Carrie, pretty much anything by Ingmar Bergman, The Shining, The Exorcist, anything by Hitchcock, David Lynch stuff, Pulp Fiction, Mommy Dearest, Rockstar, Mean Girls, Ghost World, Grey Gardens, Secretary, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
I'd rather read but... Desperate Housewives and Grey's Anatomy every Sunday (unbelievable huh?); VH1 Best Week Ever and "50 Most Awesomely Bad.." ; The Soup (hey I want a new culture too); Law and Order; South Park; Little House on the Prairie; Adult Swim!
The Robber Bride(Margaret Atwood), Blonde, (Joyce Carol Oates), We Have Always Lived in the Castle, (Shirley Jackson), Look at Me, (Jennifer Egan), Mistresses of the Dark (various), Love Medicine, (Louise Erdrich), Catcher in the Ray, (J. D. Salinger), The Zoo Story (Edward Albee), I am Charlotte Simmons (Tom Wolfe), Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (Jeffory Maguire, all Neil Gaiman, fashion history books, Dover books are hott!
The glorious feline race, in particular my cats